Carl Stokes

As police investigate how a handgun was smuggled into the holding cell of a police station this week, newly released documents show that a man who committed suicide in another police station last year not only had a gun but also a lighter, knife and more than $1,000 in cash. The incidents raise fresh questions about policies and procedures at police stations. Officials had promised to review security measures in January after a man walked into a station with a loaded handgun, marijuana and cocaine and told officers he was working for Black Guerrilla Family gang leaders to test police security. "It certainly begs a really large question: How safe is it to be in a police station...

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